Upgrade to Lightroom 5 from LR3

I would like to upgrade to Lightroom 5 from LR3. I can't do this via the internet as the facility is not available in my country. What can I do to upgrade?

Yes, there should be no issues.
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I want to upgrade my desktop (and maybe laptop) from LR3 and PS CS5 to latest versions, and also install LR(latest) on wife's desktop?
What's the most economical?

The CC Photography bundle (PS+Lr) is still hard to beat: https://creative.adobe.com/plans/offer/photoshop+lightroom
The price may go up a little sometime in the future, but at the moment it's a steal and a no-brainer.
Although the subscription model is clearly where things are headed, you can still buy Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 5 as perpetual licenses (upgrades in your case). But the initial cost is substantial. BTW, Lightroom 6 is probably just around the corner.
About the wife's desktop I'm not so sure. Two active installations is in any case the limit, and according to the EULA the license is strictly personal and valid for one person only. I would not assume that "within the household" qualifies, but you can simply call them and ask (my wife isn't interested anyway, so it's moot here). It is clearly stated in the agreement that the two allowed activations can not be used at the same time.

If I upgrade to LR4 from LR3 can I download D800 NEF raw files and transfer to PSE10 as raw?

This may be the way to go if it would work. Anyone know?

Your camera shoots at 36mp which is akin to medium format. I think you will find LR will handle very large raw files more efficiently especially doing bulk edits. You can also export a fresh set of jpegs, tiff or PSD files with a single click from Lightroom, directly from your NEF’s and then work on those in Elements.
ACR 7.0 produces some amazing results in the highlights and shadows areas of images. The old brightness, fill-light and recovery sliders have disappeared.
ACR7 requires a new way of thinking and a new way of working with raw images. However Adobe have produced an excellent default starting point with all the sliders set at zero, with the ability to make positive and negative adjustments. I have found that almost perfect results can be achieved with the new exposure and contrast sliders. The highlights and shadows sliders offer even greater control. I only use the blacks and whites if extra punch is needed at each extreme end of the histogram.
I would not recommend automatically changing raw images to Process Version 2012. Use the new version going forward as you import from camera and leave previously edited raw images on PV2010, where the old sliders will still be available.

Updating Lightroom from 3 to 5

I am thinking of upgrading my lightroom from lightroom 3 ...how difficult is it ? and wwhat are the changes i will have to worry about, does all my data/folders/catalogs have to be changed too

Lightroom 5 will convert your existing catalog, but the conversion is saved as a new catalog. Your existing Lightroom 3 installation will remain intact and usable just as it is now. If you're that concerned, download the Lightroom 5 trial version and use it for 30 days and see what you think. The transition was completely painless for me. Nothing was lost. Since you are moving from Lightroom 3 there will be a process version change to deal with. All of your existing images will remain in process version 2010 with sliders just as you see them in Lightroom 3. New imports will have the process version 2012 sliders and they are different. And you can switch between the two versions. Just a couple of things to be aware of but it isn't anything to be afraid. It just gives you more flexibility.

Can I buy a Lightroom upgrade (from LR3) with a perpetual licence and a student discount? If so, which page do I need? Thanks.

I am trying to buy a Lightroom upgrade (from LR3) with a perpetual licence and with a student discount.
If I go the student discount route on the web U get taken to the 'cloud' options which I don't want.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
PS Is the upgrade worth it in any case??

I believe there are NO upgrades for Student and Teacher editions but you can see here: Products
If the price is the same as an ordinary upgrade you are probably better off buying that because it can be upgraded in the future.

LR4 upgrade from LR3 registration keeps failing

I was beta testing LR4, and bought the upgrade today (to upgrade from LR3).. entered the serial number into LR4 Beta to upgrade, entered my registration info, and keep getting this pop up afterwards. Tried contacting Adobe chat support, and got nowhere. Idiots in India. I have tried downloading the file from Adobe as well (instead of just registering the beta) .. keep getting this error (I'm using a Mac):
I try clicking the "goto Adobe.com" button, and it takes me to an "error 404" page.

Hi,
Remove all the versions of LR from the computer and then remove this file from this location (USER)Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/Lightroom x.0 Registration file
Then install LR by downloading from adobe.com and then serialize with your serial number and then check.

Upgrade from LR3 to LR4

Hi,
I have a few questions before I install and migrate my LR3 Catalog to LR4.
Is there an Adobe Read Me document that discusses the do's and don'ts?
Will my settings for LR3 transfer to LR4? Currently my "Lightroom Settings" is saved with my LR3 Catalog.
Will LR4 save a new LR4 Catalog based on the previous LR3 version?
Finally, can I run both programs, LR3 and LR4 on the same Mac OS X 10.7.2? I plan to do this just for the next few months and LR3 Catalog will not point to the same photos as LR4.
Thanks so much for your help.
If

Ian,
Thanks, yes I started to watch Ms. Kost videos, they are always very helpful. I also looked over the read me, http://www.adobe.com/support/lightroom/read_me/Lightroom4_Readme.pdf
Just a follow, can I keep and run both LR3 and LR4 on the same Mac? They will point to two different catalogs and photo folders. I want to run a couple of comparisons.
Thanks again,
If
Upgrade Notes
 To update your Lightroom 1, Lightroom 2 or Lightroom 3 catalog simply launch Lightroom 4 and you will be able to select and upgrade your previous Lightroom catalog.
 The Lightroom 4 catalog upgrade process does not erase or remove your previous Lightroom catalogs. If you wish to try the Lightroom 4 30-day trial by upgrading your existing catalog, you may always return to earlier versions of Lightroom and continue using your previous catalog.
o NOTE: Any changes or work completed in your catalog once it has been upgraded to work with Lightroom 4 will not be available in previous versions of Lightroom.
o NOTE: The upgrade process will modify the image preview information of an upgraded catalog.(This information is stored in the .lrdata file that is located adjacent to a catalog file in the file system) Returning to a previous version of Lightroom will require that the previews be re-rendered. This can be a lengthy process for those with hundreds of thousands of images.
 Upgrading a Library from Photoshop Elements 6, Photoshop Elements 7, Photoshop Elements 8, Photoshop Elements 9, or Photoshop Elements 10 for Windows requires that Photoshop Elements be installed on the computer at the time of upgrade.
 Upgrading a Library from Photoshop Elements 9 or Photoshop Elements 10 for Mac requires that Photoshop Elements be installed on the computer at the time of upgrade.
 Lightroom 4 Beta catalogs may be upgraded using the same methods available for Lightroom 1, Lightroom 2 or Lightroom 3 catalogs.
 If you attempt to upgrade the same Lightroom catalog more than once, Lightroom will inform you of the location of the previously upgraded catalog.

Question regarding upgrading from LR3 to LR4

I currently have Lightroom 3 installed on my PC and want to upgrade to Lightroom 4.
I have not had Lightroom 3 all that long and not too many files are there. I have two questions:
1. Is it better to uninstall Lightroom 3 and then install a fresh copy of Lightroom 4 or could I just upgrade the current Lightroom 3 to Lightroom 4.
I know I have heard in the past is is usually better to to a fresh install. As I have only had Lightoom 3 for a few months and few files I wondered if
this was the way to go or would an upgrade be ok.
2. I actually have the full version of Lightroom 4 (as opposed to an upgrade edition). Luckily for me, my father-in-law purchased it but turned out it was
not what he wanted so he gave it to me. Can I use this full version to upgrade (if that is the solution to my first question)? I know I can use it to do a fresh install.
Also, if you can recommend any links to directions or video tutorials on migrating from LR3 to LR4 that would be great as I am very new to Lightroom.
Thanks for the advice.

Yes, it is very easy, as your existing LR3 installation will not interfere with the new LR4 installation.
Just download LR4.3 from Adobe.
Then start it, and go for File-Open catalog, and point to your exsiting LR3-catalog. The program will tell you that it needs to upgrade the catalog, which you confirm. This will create a new version-LR4 of your latest LR3-catalog.
You might not like the name automatically chosen by this upgrade process, so close LR4 and use Windows Explorer to rename it into something meaningful like "LR4 Master Catalaog" or some such. Then double-click on it and work from there.
Your previous images will show an exlamation mark in develop module for LR3's old process version 2010. Do not do anything on a batch basis for it, as this is not needed.
Only for images, for which you do not like your previous LR3-develop results so much, click on the exclamation mark and upgrade it to LR4's process version 2012, and manually tweak from there.
Cornelia

I want to upgrade to Lightroom 5, but I'm concerned about compatibility with my 2008 intel Core 2 Duo iMac with only 4G of Ram. Will I be able to run Lighroom 5 if I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion?

I want to upgrade to Lightroom 5, but I'm concerned about compatibility with my 2008 intel Core 2 Duo iMac with only 4G of Ram. Will I be able to run Lightroom 5 okay if I upgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion? What will happen to the applications that aren't 64-bit compatible? Also the Eye-one Display 2 colorimeter to calibrate the monitor will not run on Lion, so that will be an expensive upgrade to an i1DisplayPro. Is the upgrade important enough to offset the expense? I have an Epson R2000 printer. Will there be problems with the drivers if I upgrade to Lion? It would be great to hear from other mac users who are also photographers and who print their own photos.

Before upgrading to Lion be sure to read this link:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271
Adobe lists these requirements:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/tech-specs.html
Looking at http://www.everymac.com/ even the earliest 2008 iMac was fully 64 bit, even though Boot Camp doesn't support 64 bit Windows on that machine.

Upgraded to Lightroom 3.6, cannot import NEF files from D700

Hi!
I just upgraded my Lightroom to 3.6 on my MacBook pro running Lion. Since then, I cannot import my pictures anymore, either from the camera directly, through a compact flash reader (SanDisk) or by adding the picture directly from my hard-drive. The standard Mac utility to download images work fine.
Lightroom tells me that it cannot read the files, with Lithgtroom 3.5 it worked (nothing changed in the meantime Camera profiles, OS X, etc.).
You can find one NEF file I cannot import here (dropbox link) : http://db.tt/6zSiNzYK
Any idea?

Thank you Sean,
I'll try that once I'll have managed to get the import working. I created another catalog since last time I thought the import worked but again I got stuck.
Do you know anything else I could try? Ideally, do you know how I could get a better diagnosis? By the way, I already got in touch with the CS but all I got was a lousy answer (update my ACR... for Lightroom -_- )
I'm using Lightroom since the first version and I start to really be discouraged.
Thanks for your help,

I am using lightroom 5 and would like to upgrade to lightroom 6. I am not interested in the subscription based craetive cloud model. The website keeps pushing me to the subscription based model. Can someone guide me on how to just upgrade from 5 to 6 (des

I am using lightroom 5 and would like to upgrade to lightroom 6. I am not interested in the subscription based craetive cloud model. The website keeps pushing me to the subscription based model. Can someone guide me on how to just upgrade from 5 to 6 (desktop version and not the cloud subscription version)?

Hello,
there are informations about your interests here: http://prodesigntools.com/adobe-lightroom-6-cc-direct-download-links.html >>> See: Importantly, this new version continues as a downloadable desktop product and is available either with a standalone perpetual license (called Lightroom 6) or via subscription (called Lightroom CC). It’s the same exact program and free trial download below, but the name is changed to reflect the differences in licensing and bundling, as well as the addition of integrated mobile apps & services and future feature updates.
From there you will find a download link.
Hans-Günter

Cant import photos from EOS400D after upgrading on Lightroom 1.2

Hi,
After I upgrade my Lightroom to version 1.2 I cant import photos from my Canon EOS 400D.
If I go File Import from device... this option is grayed and cant be chose.
If I click on Import button on Library panel, window with EOD 400D button shows but after I click on it, message No photos were found to import shows.
Anyone knows how to solve this problem?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Richard,
I've checked my Preferences. On Import tab checkbox beside Treat JPEG files next to raw files as separate photoswas unchecked. If checked result is same, Lightroom imports only jpeg's.
Any other suggestion?
Thanks,
Bojan

How many computers can I put LR4 onto? (it would be upgrade from LR3)

Before I upgrade from LR3 to LR4, I need to know how many computers I am allowed to put this on (I have desktop and laptop).

Hi,
two computers owned by you and you are not allowed to use lr at the same time (both running) on these computers.

Can I upgrade to CS6 from Lightroom 4.2 or Adobe Premier Elements?

Can I upgrade to CS6 from Lightroom 4.2 or Adobe Premier Elements . . . or both?

I know it's a bit late to respond, but wanted to tell you what I think of Adobe's support.
I have bought numerous Adobe products over the years and would have expected a bit more accommodation when wanting to upgrade. It was not that I'm unwilling to pay the princely sums you ask for your programs, but you could at least give loyal customers some consideration, say a 10% or 15% discount to "upgrade." Well, since you don't, won't, and will not even consider it, I will never purchase another Adobe product!
I know I'm only a very small drop in the bucket, but I do plan to tell my friends, and they'll probably tell their friends, and so it goes. You'll probably never even notice it, but I hope that you remember that you have got to treat your customers right and honorably, no matter how little they spend!
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I'm not a "Cloud" member. I just upgraded to Lightroom 6 from Lightroom 5. All was working well yesterday. Today Lightroom will not open (Windows 7). I see the logo photo over my Lightroom platform but nothing loads and I see "Lightroom not responding

I'm not a "Cloud" member. I just upgraded to Lightroom 6 from Lightroom 5. All was working well yesterday. Today Lightroom will not open (Windows 7). I see the logo photo over my Lightroom platform but nothing loads and I see "Lightroom not responding." I checked the catalogs and see that lrcat-Journal and lrcat-Lock have been created every time I try to open. I have a backup from the first day I upgraded, but Lightroom doesn't want to access it. Should I reinstall?

Well, is the catalogue (and the folder it is in) writable? Have you actually checked the permissions? Lightroom won't be spitting out the error just to tick you off, and - computer wizard or not - this sounds very much like something you'll have to fix at the OS level: it's probably nothing to do with Lightroom or those funny lads at Adobe.
Some light reading for you, courtesy of the site search: https://forums.adobe.com/search.jspa?q=%22+not+writable+and+cannot+be+opened%22&place=%2Fp laces%2F1383621&depth=ALL
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